***Official 2024 STL Cardinals Thread ***

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Ocotillo

Roster Move: INF José Fermín has been recalled from Memphis (AAA).

INF Nolan Gorman has been optioned to Memphis. pic.twitter.com/gsySFy1sqG

— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 21, 2024

There’s another one that will get traded for shot returns and then ball out with the new team. I remember seeing the 64 Cardinals win the WS. One of my first memories of life. I suffered through the 70’s as a fan. I think this is just a repeat in some ways. They lost their way. Had horrible front offices and sometimes coaches.

This feels worse because the right GM and a farm system developing talent, we could be competing.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

There’s another one that will get traded for shot returns and then ball out with the new team. I remember seeing the 64 Cardinals win the WS. One of my first memories of life. I suffered through the 70’s as a fan. I think this is just a repeat in some ways. They lost their way. Had horrible front offices and sometimes coaches.

This feels worse because the right GM and a farm system developing talent, we could be competing.

He's never gonna be much, IMO.

Sometimes you'll see signs with a guy who has an iffy hit tool. He'll improve on his swing decisions, he'll spit on balls he can't do much with. The K rate will never improve a ton usually, but they'll make guys work to punch them out. The strikeouts swinging will become strikeouts looking because they at least get to the point that they recognize pitches they can damage and make pitchers come to them.

Gorman just hasn't done any of that. He's still swinging through everything. He's hacking at pitches he can't touch. His swing decisions are still crap. He's a pure guess hitter and he's bad at it.

Maybe someone gets through to him but I kinda doubt it. He's just a guy who should probably be a bench slugger and part-time DH.

Lefty power ain't hard to find in this league. It's probably the easiest offensive skill to get your hands on. He may just wash out altogether unless maybe somebody sticks him at 3b and lets him focus just on hitting. And maybe he'll figure some things out.